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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 4, 2021Anson County, Richmond County, Scotland County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 5:37 PM EDT for Anson County, Richmond County, Scotland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 53 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2021, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Anson County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 4, 6:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sw Laurinburg, NC	SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN/AROUND LAURINBURG. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
May 4, 6:14 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 56	5 Ene East Laurinburg, NC	THE KMEB METAR REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST TO 56 MPH AT 614 PM.
May 4, 6:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 N East Laurinburg, NC	NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 4, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 135 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 463 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -235 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

978 
WUUS52 KRAH 042137
SVRRAH
NCC007-153-165-042230-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0048.210504T2137Z-210504T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
537 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Scotland County in central North Carolina...
  Southeastern Anson County in central North Carolina...
  Southeastern Richmond County in central North Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 537 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheraw
  Municipal Airport, or 7 miles west of Cheraw, moving northeast at
  40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Laurinburg, Rockingham, Hamlet, Maxton, Hoffman, Dobbins Heights,
  Wagram, Gibson, Morven and East Laurinburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

&&

LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 8011 3487 8014 3510 7958
      3508 7958 3507 7957 3506 7948 3496 7936
      3494 7935 3489 7935 3486 7934 3482 7936
      3477 7933 3463 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 245DEG 37KT 3473 8002 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

436 
WWUS52 KRAH 042208
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
608 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

NCC007-153-165-042230-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210504T2230Z/
Scotland NC-Anson NC-Richmond NC-
608 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SCOTLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ANSON AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND
COUNTIES...

At 608 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
Hoffman, or 11 miles east of Rockingham, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Laurinburg, Rockingham, Hamlet, Maxton, Hoffman, Dobbins Heights,
Wagram, Gibson, Morven and East Laurinburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

&&

LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 8001 3492 8001 3510 7958
      3508 7958 3507 7957 3506 7948 3496 7936
      3494 7935 3489 7935 3486 7934 3482 7936
      3477 7933 3463 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 244DEG 49KT 3492 7956 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Leins

777 
WWUS52 KRAH 042227
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
627 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

NCC007-153-165-042237-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210504T2230Z/
Scotland NC-Anson NC-Richmond NC-
627 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCOTLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ANSON
AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.

LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 8001 3492 8001 3510 7958
      3508 7958 3507 7957 3506 7948 3496 7936
      3494 7935 3489 7935 3486 7934 3482 7936
      3477 7933 3463 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 245DEG 37KT 3499 7936 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Guilford, Randolph	67 min
May 4, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	58 min
May 4, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford	40 min
May 4, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange, Person	44 min
May 4, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery, Stanly	63 min
May 4, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	58 min
May 4, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Person	55 min
May 4, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Vance	60 min
May 4, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Richmond	61 min
May 4, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Lee	62 min
May 4, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Nash	54 min
May 4, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	30 min
May 4, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore	61 min
May 4, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston, Wayne	64 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.